1. Chapter 19
THE WORLD WAR I ERA

2. Review - American Foreign Policy
1776- Revolution
1796- Washington’s Farewell Address
warning?
1812- Second War for Independence
1823- Monroe Doctrine
US-Mexican War
1898- Spanish American War
1907- The Great White Fleet
And then,,,,,,,,

3. THE ROAD TO WAR What were the main causes of World War I?
How did the conflict expand to draw in much of Europe?
In what ways did the United States respond to the war in Europe?

4. THE ROAD TO WAR
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

5. THE ROAD TO WAR Immediate cause ?? Franz Ferdinand June 28, 1914.
heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
visiting Bosnia, a new Austro-Hungarian province
shot by Gavrilo Princip
19-year-old Serbian nationalist
believed that Austria-Hungary had no right to rule Bosnia.

6. THE CONFLICT EXPANDS June 28,1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo.
July 28
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
July 31
As an ally of Serbia, Russia announces full mobilization of her armed forces.
August 1
Germany mobilizes her armed forces and declares war on Russia.
August 3
Germany declares war on France.
August 4
Germany declares war on neutral Belgium and invades in a right flanking move designed to defeat France quickly.
As a result of this invasion, Britain declares war on Germany.

7. THE CONFLICT EXPANDS CENTRAL POWERS ALLIED POWERS GERMANY
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
ALLIED POWERS
GREAT BRITAIN
FRANCE
RUSSIA
SERBIA

8. CAUSES OF WWI
The Causes of WWI
*Video by Erika Glover via YouTube

9. STALEMATE & MODERN WARFARE
September 1914
war had reached a stalemate, a situation in which neither side is able to gain an advantage.
French and British forces stopped a German advance near Paris
both sides holed up in trenches separated by an empty “no man’s land.”
Small gains in land resulted in huge numbers of human casualties.
Both sides continued to add new allies, hoping to gain an advantage.

10. STALEMATE & MODERN WARFARE
Two Front War
Schlieffen Plan
Number 42
Big Bertha!
Defeat France before Russia mobilizes
Downside?
Hello Great Britain!
Success?

11. STALEMATE & MODERN WARFARE
Tannenburg
Two Front War
Rennenkampf
Samsonov
Hindenburg
Ludendorf
Result?
Clear to everyone now that this wasn’t going to be a short war